Dear friends,
Two judges have just made same sex love illegal. ILLEGAL!! But if we act fast we can help reverse this backwards ruling.
Adults in India now face life imprisonment just because of who they love. Outraged, several groups are rushing for a review, and as one judge just retired, they could win. But only if enough people across India raise our voices before the review request is filed in the next few days.
Let’s help love conquer fear in India and demand that our justices recognise how far attitudes in India have come since the law was passed in 1860! Sign and share the petition below to make love legal, when 100,000 have signed we’ll take out prominent adverts to be sure we get the judges’ attention:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/india_
In 2009, the Delhi High Court made a landmark decision saying that sex between two consenting adults in private could not possibly be an offence. People rejoiced, hailing this as the beginning of a journey where love and identity would no longer be attacked.
But this week the Supreme Court shocked the country by overturning this ruling in an shocking and endorsing the 1860 colonial era law which says that gay sex is "unnatural, immoral and a reflection of a perverse mind."
How can love be a crime? This ruling is regressive and many fear the law will be used to target the some of the most vulnerable people in India. Now that one of the decision-makers is to be replaced, it’s possible the court would reverse its ruling. Sign the petition and embrace love!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/india_
In most of the world, gay rights have gone through a watershed decade. People everywhere are realising, if they hadn’t already, that love is love and deserves respect and protection. But this didn’t happen by accident -- it happened because of conscientious communities like ours who called out injustice wherever we saw it. India is now the next frontier -- let’s join together to stand up for love.
With hope and determination,
Meredith, Shreya, Alice, Alex, Dalia, Ricken and the entire Avaaz team
More information:
LGBT community outraged as SC rules gay sex illegal, upholds Sec 377 (IBN Live)
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/
India Top Court reinstates gay sex ban (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Delhi High Court strikes down Section 377 of IPC (The Hindu)
http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/
Article 377 and LGBT rights: here's what you need to know (DNA India)
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/
SC ruling on 377: How it makes office a nightmare for queers (First Post)
http://www.firstpost.com/
 India's top court has just ruled that same sex couples could face life in prison. But outrage is building and if we show how far the judges are out of step with society, we can help get a successful review of the case, and set love free again! Sign the petition:  |
Adults in India now face life imprisonment just because of who they love. Outraged, several groups are rushing for a review, and as one judge just retired, they could win. But only if enough people across India raise our voices before the review request is filed in the next few days.
Let’s help love conquer fear in India and demand that our justices recognise how far attitudes in India have come since the law was passed in 1860! Sign and share the petition below to make love legal, when 100,000 have signed we’ll take out prominent adverts to be sure we get the judges’ attention:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/india_
In 2009, the Delhi High Court made a landmark decision saying that sex between two consenting adults in private could not possibly be an offence. People rejoiced, hailing this as the beginning of a journey where love and identity would no longer be attacked.
But this week the Supreme Court shocked the country by overturning this ruling in an shocking and endorsing the 1860 colonial era law which says that gay sex is "unnatural, immoral and a reflection of a perverse mind."
How can love be a crime? This ruling is regressive and many fear the law will be used to target the some of the most vulnerable people in India. Now that one of the decision-makers is to be replaced, it’s possible the court would reverse its ruling. Sign the petition and embrace love!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/india_
In most of the world, gay rights have gone through a watershed decade. People everywhere are realising, if they hadn’t already, that love is love and deserves respect and protection. But this didn’t happen by accident -- it happened because of conscientious communities like ours who called out injustice wherever we saw it. India is now the next frontier -- let’s join together to stand up for love.
With hope and determination,
Meredith, Shreya, Alice, Alex, Dalia, Ricken and the entire Avaaz team
More information:
LGBT community outraged as SC rules gay sex illegal, upholds Sec 377 (IBN Live)
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/
India Top Court reinstates gay sex ban (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Delhi High Court strikes down Section 377 of IPC (The Hindu)
http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/
Article 377 and LGBT rights: here's what you need to know (DNA India)
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/
SC ruling on 377: How it makes office a nightmare for queers (First Post)
http://www.firstpost.com/
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